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Advanced Leathercraft
Extend your leathercraft skills by making a full grain stitched leather belt and a stamped leather coaster.
You will learn:
- Revisit basic techniques like traditional saddle stitch, bevelling, burnishing, marking, punching and - cutting out leather.
- How to use a strap cutter
- Measuring and sizing your belt
- Sewing in a belt keep
- Decoration & finishing techniques
- Leather stamping
Project 1 - Full grain, stitched leather belt
Your first project is a leather belt with a sewn in keep and a floating keep. Learn how to size up your belt so that it fits you perfectly. Burnish your edges to a high shine and learn various decoration techniques to individualise your belt.
Project 2 - Drinks coaster
If you manage to finish your belt with time to spare you can move on to making some stamped drinks coasters with our large selection of stamps. Learn about preparing the leather and various techniques for aligning and combining stamps
You will learn:
- Revisit basic techniques like traditional saddle stitch, bevelling, burnishing, marking, punching and - cutting out leather.
- How to use a strap cutter
- Measuring and sizing your belt
- Sewing in a belt keep
- Decoration & finishing techniques
- Leather stamping
Project 1 - Full grain, stitched leather belt
Your first project is a leather belt with a sewn in keep and a floating keep. Learn how to size up your belt so that it fits you perfectly. Burnish your edges to a high shine and learn various decoration techniques to individualise your belt.
Project 2 - Drinks coaster
If you manage to finish your belt with time to spare you can move on to making some stamped drinks coasters with our large selection of stamps. Learn about preparing the leather and various techniques for aligning and combining stamps
£145 all materials included as is tea, coffee and lunch
10-4pm
10-4pm
The Oxfordshire Museum
Fletcher’s House
Park Street OX20 1SN
Sat 28 Sep 2024
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